Sermons
Sermon on Acts 20:17-38 – “Paul’s Well-Rounded Example”
Sermon for Sunday Evening, September 24th, 2023 at First Presbyterian Church at Unionville, NY (BPC) Sermon Text [Act 20:17-38 ESV] 17 Now from Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called the elders of the church to come to him. 18 And when they came to him, he said to them: “You yourselves know…
Sermon on Acts 2:47 – “Added to Their Number” (With Audio Recording)
Sermon for Sunday, September 24th, 2023 at First Presbyterian Church at Unionville, NY (BPC) Old Testament reading: [Isa 66:18-24 ESV] 18 “For I know their works and their thoughts, and the time is coming to gather all nations and tongues. And they shall come and shall see my glory, 19 and I…
Sermon on 1 Samuel 2:11-17 – “The Dangers of an Unconverted Priesthood”
Sermon for Sunday, September 17th, 2023 at First Presbyterian Church at Unionville, NY (BPC) Old Testament reading: [1Sa 2:11-17 ESV] 11 Then Elkanah went home to Ramah. And the boy was ministering to the LORD in the presence of Eli the priest. 12 Now the sons of Eli were worthless men. They did…
Sermon on Acts 20:1-16 – “The First Day of the Week”
Sermon for Sunday Evening, September 10th, 2023 at First Presbyterian Church at Unionville, NY (BPC) Sermon Text [Act 20:1-16 ESV] 1 After the uproar ceased, Paul sent for the disciples, and after encouraging them, he said farewell and departed for Macedonia. 2 When he had gone through those…
Sermon on 1 Samuel 2:1-10 – “Hannah’s God, Our God”
Sermon for Sunday, September 10th, 2023 at First Presbyterian Church at Unionville, NY (BPC) Old Testament reading: [1Sa 2:1-10 ESV] 1 And Hannah prayed and said, “My heart exults in the LORD; my horn is exalted in the LORD. My mouth derides my enemies, because I rejoice in your salvation. 2…
Sermon on 1 Samuel 1:21-28 – “Give Praise to the Giver”
Sermon for Sunday, September 3rd, 2023 at First Presbyterian Church at Unionville, NY (BPC) Old Testament reading: [1Sa 1:21-28 ESV] 21 The man Elkanah and all his house went up to offer to the LORD the yearly sacrifice and to pay his vow. 22 But Hannah did not go up, for she said to her husband,…
Sermon on 1 Samuel 1:1-20 – “Take it to the Lord in Prayer”
Old Testament reading: [1Sa 1:1-20 ESV] 1 There was a certain man of Ramathaim-zophim of the hill country of Ephraim whose name was Elkanah the son of Jeroham, son of Elihu, son of Tohu, son of Zuph, an Ephrathite. 2 He had two wives. The name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other,…
Sermon on Acts 19:21-41 – “A Riot and the Rule of Law”
Sermon for Sunday Evening, July 30th, 2023 at First Presbyterian Church at Unionville, NY (BPC) Sermon Text [Act 19:21-41 ESV] 21 Now after these events Paul resolved in the Spirit to pass through Macedonia and Achaia and go to Jerusalem, saying, “After I have been there, I must also see…
Sermon on 2 Thessalonians 3:6-18 – “Be Willing to Work”
Sermon for Sunday, July 30th, 2023 at First Presbyterian Church at Unionville, NY (BPC) Old Testament reading: [Pro 24:30-34 ESV] 30 I passed by the field of a sluggard, by the vineyard of a man lacking sense, 31 and behold, it was all overgrown with thorns; the ground was covered with nettles, and…
Sermon on Acts 19:11-20 – “Spiritual Warfare”
Sermon for Sunday Evening, July 23rd, 2023 at First Presbyterian Church at Unionville, NY (BPC) Sermon Text [Act 19:11-20 ESV] 11 And God was doing extraordinary miracles by the hands of Paul, 12 so that even handkerchiefs or aprons that had touched his skin were carried away to the sick, and their…
Sermon on 2 Thessalonians 2:16 – 3:5 – “Established in Christ”
Sermon for Sunday, July 23rd, 2023 at First Presbyterian Church at Unionville, NY (BPC) Old Testament reading: [Psa 119:25-32 ESV] 25 [Daleth] My soul clings to the dust; give me life according to your word! 26 When I told of my ways, you answered me; teach me your statutes! 27 Make me understand…
Sermon on Acts 19:1-10 – “Baptized in the Name of the Lord”
Sermon for Sunday Evening, July 16th, 2023 at First Presbyterian Church at Unionville, NY (BPC) Sermon Text [Act 19:1-10 ESV] 1 And it happened that while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the inland country and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples. 2 And he said to them,…